CRIME OF THE WEEK
Be sure to provide information on which Crime of the Week or case you are tipping on when submitting your tip. *A tipster must submit a tip via the hotline, website, or mobile app, and the tip must lead to an arrest or case solved for reward eligibility.
CRIME OF WEEK - ROBBERY
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Midland Crime Stoppers and the Midland Police Department need your help in catching a robbery suspect. On Thursday, August 10th, around midnight, a male (armed with a gun) walked into the Stripes Convenient Store at 2106 W. Front. The suspect pointed the gun at the clerk, walked behind the counter toward the cash register, and demanded the clerk to open the register. He took the money from the register and grabbed several cigarette cartons. He was last seen running west from the store.
If your tip is the first tip to identify the suspect and it leads to an arrest or case solved, it will be worth a $1,000 cash reward. No caller ID is ever used, and you will remain anonymous.

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CRIME OF THE WEEK - THEFT
The Midland County Sheriff’s Office and the Midland Crime Stoppers need your help in solving a Theft. On May 1st, 2023, at approximately 1:47 a.m., deputies responded to an accident with injuries involving a 2022 Silver Dodge Ram Pickup truck on North County Rd 1140 and Loop 250. Upon arrival, the driver of the vehicle fled the scene, and deputies observed a WTNB ATM at the scene of the accident. Through the investigation, it was found that two unknown suspects attempted to take the ATM from a drive-thru at the Uncles Convenience Store. The suspects wrapped the ATM with chains and attempted to drag it away, causing the suspects to crash in the field across the street.
Unfortunately, the pictures are not the best, so if you have any information that can help solve this case and your anonymous tip leads to the arrest of these suspects, you will be eligible for a $1,000 cash reward. Call Midland Crime Stoppers at 694-TIPS or use the P3 TIPS mobile app. Remember no caller ID is ever used, and you will remain anonymous.
CRIME OF WEEK - PEDESTRIAN FATALITY HIT & RUN
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The Midland Police Department needs your help solving a hit & run pedestrian fatality that occurred on February 7, 2023, at approximately 7:25 p.m. in the 1800-1900 block of E. IH-20 north service road.
Upon arrival, a pedestrian identified as Lazaro Resendiz Villafuerte, 51 yoa was found lying in the roadway with life-threatening injuries. The injuries are consistent with being struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene. Mr. Villafuerte was transported to MMH ER, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Two separate uninvolved witnesses were driving down the 1800-1900 block of E. IH-20 north service road and observed a pickup parked on the shoulder of the north service road. The pickup had its headlights and hazard lights on and was idling. The witnesses observed a male subject lying in the roadway and immediately called 911.
This portion of IH-20 is remote and was very dark due to being overcast/cloudy that evening. There are no streetlights, and the nearest business is approximately 1,500’ east of the crash location. There are no witnesses to the crash, no video, and no one has come forth with any additional information on this unsolved case.
If you have any information on this case and it leads to an arrest or case solved, you will be eligible for a $1,000 CASH REWARD. You are always anonymous.
*A tipster must submit a tip via the hotline, website, or mobile app and the tip must lead to an arrest or case solved for reward eligibility.
COPPER WIRE THEFT/VANDALISM
Up To $1,000 CASH REWARD
We are sharing this for our partners with the Scurry County Sheriff’s Office regarding copper wire theft at Kinder Morgan Co2 well sites in the Snyder and Midland area.
Recently, several incidents of copper wire theft and vandalism to equipment have impacted Kinder Morgan Co2 well sites in the Snyder and Midland, Texas areas. Vandalized electrical equipment poses a risk to the community and employees.
Please call Crime Stoppers of Midland at 1-432-694-8477 or the Kinder Morgan Corporate Security hotline at 1-877-692-4643 if you have any information regarding the copper wire theft incidents. Kinder Morgan appreciates those who have already called the company and Crime Stoppers with tips. All callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous.
*For reward eligibility, a crime stopper tip must be submitted via the hotline, website, or mobile app, and the tip leads to an arrest or case solved.
CRIME OF THE WEEK
The Midland County Sheriff's Office and Midland Crime Stoppers need your help in solving a drive by shooting.
On December 19th, 2022, deputies responded to a business in Midland County, Sand Revolution, located at 10504 West County Road 72 in reference to someone shooting at the building while employees were inside. Witnesses observed a white Dodge Ram pickup driving by at a high rate of speed when the shooting occurred.
If your tip is the first one that identifies the suspect or suspects involved and it leads to an arrest or case solved, you will be eligible for a $1,000 CASH REWARD. Remember, no caller ID is ever used, and you will remain anonymous.

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CRIME OF THE WEEK
The Midland County Sheriff's Office and Midland Crime Stoppers need your help in solving a Burglary.
On October 10, 2022, deputies responded to a Burglary of a Residence at 4115 FM 307 in Midland. Upon contacting the victim, deputies learned that a suspect, unknown race or gender, drove a white single cab pickup onto the property, walked behind the residence, and forced entry into the locked back door. The victim advised that approximately 10 firearms were stolen from the residence. Through investigation, deputies retrieved a video from a neighbor. The suspect can be seen putting what is believed to be firearms into his truck. The camera was a distance away, and the suspect could barely be seen.
The Midland County Sheriff's Office is asking for your assistance in identifying the suspect. If you have any information on this case that leads to the identity and arrest of this suspect, you will be eligible for a $1,000 cash reward. Remember no caller ID is ever used, and you will remain anonymous.
CRME OF THE WEEK - MCSO
The Midland County Sheriff's Office and Midland Crime Stoppers need your help in solving a crime.
On July 24th, 2022, the Midland County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility went into lockdown due to heavy smoke in the detention facility. Upon investigation, a suspect wearing a Dallas Cowboy Football jersey, jeans, and a baseball cap was seen throwing a lit road flare on top of the building, attempting to burn the facility down. The suspect can be seen standing on Washington Avenue, throwing the flare onto the building.
If you have any information on this case that leads to the identity and arrest of this suspect, you will be eligible for a $1,000 cash reward. Remember no caller ID is ever used, and you will remain anonymous.
CRIME OF THE WEEK - BURGLARY - MPD
On June 13, 2022, at approximately 1:05 a.m., two male suspects driving a black Chevrolet Tahoe burglarized both Sherwin-Williams stores located at 2215 N. Midland Dr and 3110 N Loop 250 W. The suspects stole multiple paint sprayer rigs from each location, totaling approximately $8,204 and thousands more in damage to the two windows they broke.
On June 21, 2022, two suspects matching the same description, driving the exact vehicle, burglarized two Sherwin-Williams stores and an Outdoor Power and Equipment store in Amarillo, TX.
The suspects may or may not be from this area, but if you recognize the body type, clothing/shoe description or sound of voice, submit an anonymous tip, and you could earn a cash reward if your tip leads to their arrest or case cleared. Please reference MPD CN 220613010.
CRIME OF THE WEEK - COLD CASE MISSING PERSON - MPD
$2,500 CASH REWARD MPD Case: 211115017
Midland Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help with any information on a missing person. Caitlin Denison.
On January 2018, Caitlin Denison of Reno, NV, told her family she was in Midland, Texas, with a man she met in Reno. Her family advised they received a call from Caitlin sometime on January 10, 2018, telling them she felt scared for her life. She has not been seen or heard since then. Caitlin is described as 5 feet, 120 lbs, blond hair, and blue eyes. Caitlin has a tattoo on her left finger of an alien head and the letter “M”. She also has a Libra scale tattoo on her left forearm. She has 2 piercings on each side of her nose and a piercing on her bottom lip. If you have any information on Caitlin Denison, it would be worth a $2,500 cash reward. No caller ID is ever used, and you will remain anonymous.
On January 2018, Caitlin Denison of Reno, NV, told her family she was in Midland, Texas, with a man she met in Reno. Her family advised they received a call from Caitlin sometime on January 10, 2018, telling them she felt scared for her life. She has not been seen or heard since then. Caitlin is described as 5 feet, 120 lbs, blond hair, and blue eyes. Caitlin has a tattoo on her left finger of an alien head and the letter “M”. She also has a Libra scale tattoo on her left forearm. She has 2 piercings on each side of her nose and a piercing on her bottom lip. If you have any information on Caitlin Denison, it would be worth a $2,500 cash reward. No caller ID is ever used, and you will remain anonymous.
CRIME OF THE WEEK - THEFT - MCSO
$1,000 CASH REWARD
The Midland County Sheriff's Office and Midland Crime Stoppers need your help in solving a Theft. On March 30th, 2022, Deputies responded to Lightning Oil Services located at 11923 WCR 122 in reference to a Theft of copper wire. The victim states that the chain link fence on the property's northwest side had been cut, and approximately $200,000 worth of copper wire was cut and stolen off one of the rigs. Midland County Investigators are working on this investigation and looking to obtain more evidence to catch these copper thieves.
In the meantime, if you have any information on this case that leads to the identity and arrest of this suspect or suspects, you will be eligible for a $1,000 cash reward. No caller ID is ever used, and you will remain anonymous.
CRIME OF THE WEEK - THEFT - MCSO
$2,000 CASH REWARD
The Midland County Sheriff's Office and Midland Crime Stoppers need your help in solving a Theft. Between November 15, 2021, and December 3, 2021, the Midland County Sheriff’s Office has taken several theft reports regarding the theft of cattle fence panels from Pioneer Resources lease sites. The thefts have occurred off East County Road 160 between S. Highway 349 and FM 1213. Approximately 250 fence panels have been stolen, valued at $150 apiece. The total value stolen is over $39,000.
If you have any information on this case that leads to the identity and the arrest of the suspect or suspects, you will be eligible for a $1,000 cash reward from Crime Stoppers and another $1,000 from a private donor for a total of $2,000 CASH. No caller ID is ever used, and you will remain anonymous.